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VOL. 90 NO. 29
THURSDAY, APRIL 12. 1979
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New German Industry Announced
The American Rehers-Zwirne
Corp. will invest $4 million in
Qeveland County in the near future.
Herman Rehers, president of
Rehers-Zwirne GMBH, was in
Shelby Wednesday morning to make
V the announcement of construction of
the new facility near Grover.
Rehers said the 150,000 square foot
facility will be his company’s first
American venture. The plant will be
located on 44 acres off US Hwy. 29
about five miles southwest of Kings
Mountain.
Initially the plant will employ 150
persons in the manufacture of
novelty and chenille yams for use in
the knitting, drapery and apparel
industries. Rehers said when full
employment is accomplished,
between 200-300 jobs will be filled.
Cleveland County Technical In
stitute will assist in training em
ployes. Currently, American
Rehers-Zwirne is leasing a 90,000
square foot warehouse facility in
Shelby for start-up producting,
warehousing and training purposes.
Also announced at the Holiday Inn
press conference Wednesday was
the fact that American Rehers-
Zwirne will utilize the expertise and
outstanding sales orsanization of
Carolina Maiden Corp. of New York.
Carolina Maiden will assume total
USA distribution for the West
German owned corporation. In
exchange, Rehers-Zwirne will sell
the special yams of Carolina Mills
throughout Europe.
The Rehers-Zwirne group, totally
owned by the Rehers family, con
sists of three European-based
companies and one American
corporation.
Initially, the Geveland County
Commissioners agreed to supply
water and sewer lines to an un
named industry on a 23-acre site
uliere a $1.5 million facility would be
Request Going To County Commissioners
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School Budget Over $2 Million
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* Special Feature
Here is the man and his troops preparing for a lively
session. It’s Donald Deal and the members of his senior
high school band beeinning another class in music.
Year after year the KMSHS band brings home superior
ratings, but there is no reason to wonder why. The
Photo by Gary Stewart
answer is they work very hard to be the best. On pages 1
and 2B of today’s Mirror-Herald see Gary Stewart’s
special photo essay of Mr. Deal and his charges at
work.
Educator Teams Visit City
Eight teams of educators were in
the city Tuesday and Wednesday
taking a look at the KM District
School System, the final step after
i|^two years of intensive self-study for
^accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools.
Hie peer teams, of from five to
eight members and representing all
levels of education, were at Beth-
ware School, Central School, East
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Foote Wage Raise
Hourly wage employes at Foote
Mineral Co. have received a seven
,^)ercent raise effective April 2,
^^ording to Larry Wood, personnel
manager.
“This wage increase affects ap
proximately 240 employes and is in
keeping with President Carter’s
guidelines,” Wood said.
Donations Wanted
Wanted: Donations of clothes,
toys, appliances, furniture for a big
Fire House Rummage Sale planned
^by KM Fire Department for May
^5th.
All donations are being collected
at the Fire Department
Headquarters or firemen will pick
up your donated items at your
residence. Call 739-2552.
# All proceeds from the rummage
sale, to be held all day Sat. May 5th
on the vacant lot adjoining the City
Hall on S. Piedmont Ave., will
benefit the KM Fire Museum.
School, Grover School, North School
and West School, where steps are
underway by faculty and students to
obtain Southern Association ac
creditation, and at Kings Mountain
Senior High School, where the 10th
year re-evaluation study has been
underway for re-certification by this
prestigious organization of schools
representing 11 states. A total of 857
elementary schools in this state
have already won Southern ac
creditation. An accreditation team
will visit KM Junion High later in the
month.
Orientation kick-off luncheon for
the visiting committees was held
Tuesday at noon at North School and
Tuesday night supper at KM Senior
High and members of the com
mittees met with faculties, steering
committees of the several (dants,
parents, administrative office
personnel, and members of the
board of education.
Wednesday was a “workday”
for the committees who visited all
classrooms in the elementary and
high school system, met with the
total school staff, and talked to
parents and students to validate the
self-studies done at each school,
observing if the practices were con
sistent with that which was reported
and if good education practices are
being carried oiit. The committee
was also charged with certifying if
standards as set out by the Southern
Association have been met and to
cite those standards not in com
pliance, identify all problems, and
look for evidence that supports all
Uie statements made in lengthy self-
study books compiled over the past
18 months at the several school
i^&nts
Dr. Johnny R. Parker, Asst.
Supt. of Asheboro City Schools and
overall chairman, also charged the
committee with recommending
actions to meet the necessary
standards if there are deficiencies,
to recommend any continuing im
provements, and to commend
schools for thieir efforts. “Don’t take
notes in any of the classrooms you
visit in the presence of teacher-
s, “cautioned Dr. Parker, “wait until
you are outside the door”.
Dr. Parker said that full reports
are to be turned into him and it will
probably be 10 days before local
school ^ficials get the results.
“This is a great day for KM
Schools”, said Director of Instructor
R. Howard Bryant who welcomed
the delegation of about 45 educators
to Kings Mountain Tuesday af
ternoon. “We’ve been talking about
Southern accreditation for 20 years
and took the plunge about two years
ago”.
Supt. William Davis concurred
with Bryant that “everything’s
ready for this giant step and we’ve
been looking forward to this day.”
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Grant Approved For
Moss Lake Park Work
Senators Helen Rhyne Marvin and
Ollie Harris told The Mirror-Herald
this week the City of Kings Mountain
has been approved for a grant from
the Federal Heritage Conservation
and Recreation Service (HCRS).
The grant is for $161,091.50, to be
matched by an equal amount from
the local government, and is ear
marked for use at Moss Lake Park.
Sen. Marvin said the project
consists of development of the lake
park and includes landscaping,
paving, electrical service, camping
area, swimming facilities, marina
and service buildings.
“Natural Resources and Com
munity Development Secretary
Howard Lee will pass on his
recommendation for funding of the
project to the HCRS offlee in
Atlanta,’’ Sen. Marvin said.
"Normally the agency concurs with
state recommen^tions.”
The money is from the Federal
Land and Water Conservation Fund
and is matched by local government
hinds.
Senator Marvin said she expects
the grant will enhance recreational
opportunities for the City of Kings
Mountain. “I am delighted that we
were able to work with the depart
ment to secure these much ne^ed
funds for Kings Mountain and
Geveland County.”
Kings Mountain District Schools
will present a budget to county
commissioners of over $2 million, an
increase of over 11 percent of the
current budget.
’The 1979-80 requests were ap
proved Monday night at the regular
monthly meeting of the board of
education. The $2 million-plus figure
does not include programs funded
through state an(i f^eral money.
Supt. William Davis, in presenting
the budget, said [xincipals and
department heads had listed their
requests by priorities. ’The top
priority in the capital outlay budget,
which totals $221,000 compared to
$187,000 currently, is air con-
dtioning.
The current expense budget
request is $1,900,132 compared to
$1,683,616 for the current year. One
of the big items, Davis said, is that
17 teachers wiU be paid through
local funds compared to 13.5
currently.
In other action Monday, the
board:
-(-Adopted a ^licy on placing
teachers in the field in which they
are certified. Supt. Davis pointed out
that no teachers will be employed to
teach out of their field except in
emergency situations. In such cases,
he said, the employment contract
will be for one year only. No
probationary teacher can gain
career status, and the system’s 12
teachers who already have career
status but are teaching out of their
field will be given the choice of
either beginning a program of re
certification or accepting a transfer
into their field.
-I-A|vroved a grievance policy.
-(-Approved leaving the fee
schedule as is for 1979-80.
-(-Approved coaching supplements
for the junior and senior high
coaches.
-(-Approved a 10 percent raise in
local teacher supplements for 1979-
80.
-(-Approved an audit contract with
Jenkins and Huskins CPAs at a cost
of $16.00 per hour.
-(-Approved the ’Title I reading
program for 1979-80. Larry Allen,
Director of Federal Programs,
reported Title I funds will be an
estimated $205,000 compared to
$189,000 currently, and the extra
funds will enable the system to place
a certified teacher and 12 teacher
aides in the elementary schools,
plus begin a reading lab in each
school.
‘"This will enable us to serve more
of the children who qualify for this
program,” Allen said. “This year
we’re serving 503 students in grades
1-7 but we have 1,092 eligible. We
just don’t have the funds or the
program to serve all the students
who qualify.”
-(-Approved several student
transfers.
-(-Received a letter from KMHS
teacher Steve Baker thanking the
board for its support of the recent
Muscular Dystrophy drive, which
raised $12,800.
-(-Approved a job description for
principals.
-(-Approved the resignation of four
teachers, two retirements and
placed 33 teachers on continued
probationary status and 15 on career
status.
constructed. Wednesday’s an
nouncement indicated in the interim
more property had been acquired
and plans made for a much larger
facility..
John Barker, Cleveland County
realtor who guided the Rehers of
ficials in their selection of a local
site, commented to ’The Mirror-
Herald, “I think this new industry
will be a big asset to Cleveland
County and I want to express my
thanks to Mayor John Henry Moss and
Jerry King, executive director of the
Kings Mc'intain Development Office,
for his assistance in this project and his
continuing assistance in new projects
under consideration.”
Following the Wednesday’s an
nouncement in Shelby, company
officials, county commissioners,
special guests and the press boarded
Gov. Jim Hunt’s plane, flew to
Raleigh, and held a second press
conference in the Governor’s office.
REV. GARY BRYANT
Easter
Service
Sunday
Rev. Gary Bryant, pastor of First
Presbyterian Church, will deliver
the sermon at tra^tional com
munity-wide Easter Sunrise Ser
vices Sunday morning at 6:00 a.m. in
Veterans Park of Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
’The service is sponsored by the
Kings Mountain Ministerial
Association of which Rev. J.C.
Goare, pastor of Kings Mountain
Baptist Church, is president. Reg
Alexander is chairman of the
committee on arrangements which
also included Rev. Harwood Smith,
pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church, Rev. Dwight Edwards,
psator of First Wesleyan Methodist
Church and Rev. Jake Golden,
pastor of El Bethel United Methodist
Church.
Virtually all churches in the
Greater Kings Mountain area will
participate.
Rev. George Sherrill, pastor of
Grace United Methodist Church, will
welcome worshipers and Rev. Mrs.
Prunelle Kilgore will give the in
vocation. Rev. J.C. Goare will read
the scripture. Rev. Sam Murphy,
pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church,
will lead the responsive litany and
Allen Jolley, minister of music at
First Baptist Church, will lead
congregational singing.
Special music will be presented by
a Ministers Chorus of ministers of
the KM Ministerial Association.
Boy Scouts will distribute
programs and chairs will be
provided on the lawn of the
cemetery for persons to be seated in
a congregational-type setting.
“We encourage everyone to attend
this service,” said Mr. Alexander.
In event of rain, the service will be
held at First Presbyterian church.